Most cowboy boots get better with age, unlike most cowboy careers. Cowboys have a good thirty to thirty-five years of cowboying if they’re lucky – it’s a young man’s game for the most part. Their bodies usually tell them when – and it’s often not a subtle message but an irrefutable one. Time comes for all of us, and cowboys pay a steeper price in that respect.
He’s made a decent livin’, holdin’ on
No he ain’t good at lettin’ go
Got an old All Around buckle under his belt
Lines on his face, a story to tell
He’s had a good run…yeah good and rough
But now that old cowboy’s had enough
Time to saddle up, take that ride
Grab the reins on his pride, pack it in
And head out for that setting sun
He won’t change his made up mind
He’s been this way his whole life
A cowboy knows when it’s time to saddle up
The one thing that doesn’t change is a cowboy’s spirit. The body may be broken, the brain may be bruised, but the heart remains true. Sometimes that is worse.
Just off TX 16 there’s a cowboy town
That’s where he’s dreamed of settling down
And it holds a lot of memories that are solid gold
He left her there to chase that rope
Sometimes he wonders if she’s still around
And there ain’t but one way to find out
Time to saddle up, take that ride
Grab the reins on his pride, pack it in
And head out for that setting sun
He won’t change his made up mind
He’s been this way his whole life
A cowboy knows when it’s time to saddle up
